Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Hawkins, Bill, American, 1909 - 1975
WSRS, American, founded 1947
Date
1948-1958
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 4 in. (12.9 × 10.2 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins standing at a microphone. Hawkins is depicted from the thighs up, turned slightly away from the viewer, towards the left edge of the photograph. He is wearing a medium-toned suit, white collared shirt, and a dark patterned tie. He is smiling and looking down at a piece of paper in his proper right hand. His proper left arm is at his side, with his elbow bent, and his forearm and hand extended at a right angle at check height. In front of him is a silver tone microphone stand with a microphone flag at the top, that reads [WSRS]. The white acoustic wall panel behind Hawkins has five bands of small perforations along the top half and there is a small vent behind him. The photograph has a white border and a portrait orientation. The back of the photograph is white and plain. There is a vertically oriented, black ink stamp in the top left corner that reads [227H].
Place captured
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Music
Photography
Radio
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of W. Allen Taylor, son of "Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins," The First Black Disc Jockey of Cleveland, Ohio
Object number
2018.91.2.8
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5546c9160-f0c3-4f06-9aef-dbc9d1abd01a

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